karunya

Old Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit कारुण्य (kāruṇya, “"compassion"”).

Adjective

karunya

1. pitiful

Verb

karunya

1. to take pity

   Karunya aing ka si inya, jadi pahatu kena dipaéhan ramarénana.

   I feel sorry for him. He's an orphan now because both his parents were killed.

Descendants

• > Sundanese: karunya (inherited)

Sundanese

Etymology

From Old Sundanese karunya, from Sanskrit कारुण्य (kāruṇya, “compassion”). Doublet of kurnia. Compare Indonesian karunia (“blessing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈru.ɲa/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ru‧nya

Adjective

karunya (Sundanese script ᮊᮛᮥᮑ)

1. pitiful

Verb

karunya (Sundanese script ᮊᮛᮥᮑ)

1. to take pity

   Synonym: deudeuh

   Lamun ningali pilem ieu mah sok karunya ka watakna.

   When I watch this film, I always feel sorry for the characters.

Derived terms

• karunyaan
• mikarunya
• pikarunyaeun

Further reading

• "KAROENJA", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij